By Blaise Fernandes, IMI Liberal democracies like Australia, Britain and the US have, on an average, around 4% of GDP contribution from the media and entertainment (M&E) sector. In India, M&E contributes just about 1%. Given the fragmented nature of the M&E sector, data is hard to come by. But the music industry is estimated […]
Archives for June 2020
Troy Prince introduces Wall Street to talent they haven’t discovered yet
[embedded content] Josh here – a few months back, Troy Prince came by the office to chat informally about the not-for-profit he’s been building, Wall Street Bound. As someone who had spent years as a trader for some of the largest firms in the world, Troy understood better than most how difficult it is for […]
5 challenges still facing the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) has quickly become a huge part of how people live, communicate and do business. All around the world, web-enabled devices are turning our world into a more switched-on place to live. There are many benefits to the increased adoption of IoT technology, says Kate Began, Polycase sales and marketing manager, […]
Gazard to become CEO at Quilter Financial Planning
Stephen Gazard, group managing director of Quilter’s advice business, is to become chief executive of Quilter Financial Planning, replacing Andy Thompson who will leave later this month. Mr Gazard joined Quilter Financial Planning in 2017 as group managing director and has 23 years experience in financial services. He was managing director at Sesame Bankhall Group […]
Shifting from retail to E-tail, post COVID-19
If you sell tangible, non-perishable retail products, you’ve likely been greatly affected by this pandemic. You’ve probably read about the thousands of businesses shifting their focus to online sales during COVID-19. There is a process that goes into getting your business online. However, it’s not as difficult as you might think – and you’re not […]
ETtech Top 5: Chinese smartphones, coming back to work, IT spends to fall & more
Happy Wednesday! Countries across the globe are miffed with China for its alleged role in hiding critical information that could have prevented the Covid-19 pandemic. For many Indians, the sentiment was fanned further more recently by the face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in Ladakh, leading to calls for a boycott of products made […]
Warner Music’s upsized IPO raises $1.9 billion in biggest US listing this year
Warner Music Group, the world’s third-largest recording label, said on Wednesday its upsized initial public offering raised $1.93 billion in the biggest U.S. listing so far in 2020. The company increased the offering to 77 million class A shares at $25 per share, valuing it at $12.75 billion. It had initially proposed to offer 70 […]
When CFP Professionals Have To Actually ‘Do’ Financial Planning
Executive Summary One of the hallmarks of recognized professions is that they have established Practice Standards that define the process that professionals of that discipline are expected to engage in to ensure that their clients/patients/etc. are well-served. The end result is not only a more consistent quality of service from that professional discipline – when […]
Adobe hires Nitin Singhal to head India Digital Experience business
Software major Adobe has appointed Salesforce senior executive Nitin Singhal as its Head of Digital Experience Business for India. Singhal will lead Adobe’s Digital Experience business across the country and would report to Ben Goodman, Head of Digital Experience, APAC, Adobe. “Singhal is an experienced leader touted for leading high performance teams, transforming technology businesses […]
Pepsi signs on man-of-the-moment Sonu Sood for Instagram campaign
Beverage maker PepsiCo signed actor and Bollywood man-of-the-moment Sonu Sood for a one-off Instagram campaign that centres around contactless greetings and encourages people to adhere to physical-distancing norms. Sood, who’s been helping thousands of migrants return home during the Covid-19 crisis, has 3.2 million Instagram followers. The campaign may be taken to other platforms but […]